AINSWORTH CLOTHING COMPANY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12254482 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,114
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,773 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.4k | £8.5k |
| Current assets | £19.6k | £8.4k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £7.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-10-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-10-14➕AINSWORTH, John Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14➕HILL, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AINSWORTH CLOTHING COMPANY LTD
- 2019-10-10➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-10-10➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-10-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AINSWORTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Hill Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/10/2024 |
Mr John Thomas Ainsworth Individual · British · DOB 05/1944 · age 82 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
339 Chorley New Road
Horwich
Bolton
Lancashire
BL6 5PP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AINSWORTH, John Thomas→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2019-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-10-10 · resigned 2019-10-10
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14